| We have analyzed Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 photometric data on 61 Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars in hopes of detecting new companions, clusters, and/or associations surrounding these stars. Because the best method of obtaining information on WR stars is by their study in conjunction with stellar companion(s), placement of these newly discovered companion stars on color-color and color-magnitude diagrams will allow the derivation of better distances, reddenings, and absolute magnitudes of the WR stars.; We have detected 3 stars in our survey with companions whose non-thermal radio emission is now associated with the binary wind collision zone. We have detected 3 WC9 type WR stars that are members of hierarchical systems. For 13 stars in our survey, we present new data on the WR stars in conjunction with their cluster and association members. 6 of these stars are not currently listed as belonging to a cluster or association. |
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